Internal Revenue Service Archives - MinistryWatch
Unpacking the numbers behind America’s tax-exempt sector.
We're diving into the Internal Revenue Service's latest Data Book, a detailed account of the agency's operations between October 2023 and September 2024.
More ministries call themselves a ‘church’ or ‘association of churches’ to avoid disclosure requirements
Since 2020, more than 80 of the 1,000 largest Christian ministries in the US have asked the Internal Revenue Service to classify them as an “association of churches.”
In this week’s “Editor’s Notebook,” we’re doing something a bit different. We are examining whether Christian ministries should have endowments
The hidden risks and loopholes of nonprofit dissolutions.
Despite amassing billions of dollars in charitable contributions every year, a surprising number of nonprofits (about 30%) don’t survive beyond a decade.
The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of October. We present them here in a “countdown” format, from 10 to 1. The first few sentences of each story are ...
If adopted, change could affect large Christian ministries.
A professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School is advocating that Congress narrow the definition of church associations.
Some nonprofit newspapers endorse candidates. So why can’t churches, new lawsuit asks.
A group of evangelical broadcasters is suing the Internal Revenue Service over the Johnson Amendment, a tax law that bars nonprofits from supporting political candidates.
As candidates vie for Christian voters, churches and Christian nonprofit groups must follow IRS rules about political activities.
As the presidential election nears, both sides of the political aisle are trying to motivate Christian voters to turn out for their candidate.
Inspiration Ministries, YMCA of the USA, EMF (K-Love), American Center for Law & Justice have greatest number of execs on list
Below is a list of 100 highly paid Christian ministry executives. The information was derived from the latest available Form 990 prepared by the ministry itself.
Some are on shaky ground with the IRS. Here’s what’s happening at the top private Christian universities.
Most of the largest private Christian universities now have some sort of NIL collective, including nonprofits and for-profits, or third-party exchanges serving as official partners with the schools.
